Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
- Location
- Suffolk an' Good
I've added another 3 miles - a trip to the hospital for a chest x-ray. I can report that:
(Am now celebrating with a Keith-Floyd-Preparing-Dinner Drink.)
Your ride today....
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(Am now celebrating with a Keith-Floyd-Preparing-Dinner Drink.)
hondated
Guru
- Location
- Eastbourne East Sussex
Fair comment and something I will have to try.I am also a little out of order in posting what I did as we do have a vibrant CTC down here as well.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Hard work, climbing the last hill, was it??
Great Billing village seems to be the last mile of most of my rides!
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
I meant the smoking helmet, or was that the intent of the pic?Great Billing village seems to be the last mile of most of my rides!
- Location
- Egham
SWMBO put the lights on the Christmas tree last night, and lo & behold some didn't work. Being the good hubby I went off in search of new lamps, not an easy task nowadays as it would seem most have gone towards LED, and we all throw them away after the 12 days don't we......
Found some in Robert Dyas in the end, right lamp, wrong holder, but easily adjusted. We now have 75% of the tree lights working, the rest will have to wait until I'm not working nights.
An unusual sight today, so much so I thought I'd stop for a pic. Not just the rowers, but also the distinctly not River Thames lifeboat, not seen one like that moored up before.
5 misty miles on the Brompton
Found some in Robert Dyas in the end, right lamp, wrong holder, but easily adjusted. We now have 75% of the tree lights working, the rest will have to wait until I'm not working nights.
An unusual sight today, so much so I thought I'd stop for a pic. Not just the rowers, but also the distinctly not River Thames lifeboat, not seen one like that moored up before.
5 misty miles on the Brompton
Ahhhh, yes.. Mass confusion in the ranks.. That was during the ride alongside the old steam railway as the Santa Express was passing.. (but I was a bit warm!)
A foggy 10 miles before w*rk on the SS this morning to collect some inner tubes I'd ordered Click &Collect at Argos..
I was surprisingly moist by the time I got back!
https://www.strava.com/activities/794945838
I was surprisingly moist by the time I got back!
https://www.strava.com/activities/794945838
Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
- Location
- Suffolk an' Good
Experimented with a slightly longer ride today on Patsy #2 The CX - did a 10 mile circuit out to Levington - with the ribs only really complaining when I reached down for my water bottle and towards the end of the ride. I did spot a couple of red hind deer as a reward for my effort, though. They paused thirty yards away for what would have been a magnificent silhouette photograph, but a couple of lads on mopeds-minus-baffles (we've all done it) slowed to watch as well, and the noise spooked the deer into heading for some cover.
So, I give you a pic of Foxhall - still with hints of mist at 1 o'clock.
So, I give you a pic of Foxhall - still with hints of mist at 1 o'clock.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Continuing my occasional series "The Stunning Views of the Peak District"....here's today's
Top of Long Hill which connects Whaley Bridge and Buxton. This is about 1,400ft above sea level, the final 200ft of ascent was completely shrouded in mist
Long Hill is actually a really nice ascent. I hesitate to call it a "climb". It's about 5 miles long but only averages 3% and it's never more than 5%. Surface is good and there is surprisingly little traffic. One of those where you can attack it and go as fast as you can, or you can spin it up and admire the views
This is what it looks like on a nice day looking N towards Whaley Bridge
Fifty odd km, 850m of climbing and decent (for me) pace
Top of Long Hill which connects Whaley Bridge and Buxton. This is about 1,400ft above sea level, the final 200ft of ascent was completely shrouded in mist
Long Hill is actually a really nice ascent. I hesitate to call it a "climb". It's about 5 miles long but only averages 3% and it's never more than 5%. Surface is good and there is surprisingly little traffic. One of those where you can attack it and go as fast as you can, or you can spin it up and admire the views
This is what it looks like on a nice day looking N towards Whaley Bridge
Fifty odd km, 850m of climbing and decent (for me) pace
hondated
Guru
- Location
- Eastbourne East Sussex
Jon your right about removing the baffles yes we have all done it but what was so silly was by doing it on my two stroke I lost some power. Still it didn't matter as I still thought I was Hailwood or Ago.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
I like the old road there, that's steeper. but cuts through the valley
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4246478
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
The first bit of the Old Road is metalled and a good climb. But then it becomes something resembling a quarry with a stream running through it (I tried to ride it once on a road bike and it was so bad I had to shoulder the bike). After that if becomes a grass path. It's just about doeable on a MTB I would guess
On the second photo you can see the new road working around the hillside. Long Hill itself is a really nice climb but it also gives access to the Goyt Valley which is, in my opinion, the most picturesque stretch of road in Derbyshire Peak District
Edit to add: the gate you can just about make out in the first photo is the exit point of the Old Road. If you look closely on the second photo you can see the Old Road dropping off the New Road as it goes around the hill
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Yes, been along it before, as a passenger
And, the old TurnPike route, from Buxton towards the 'Cat & Fiddle'
And, the old TurnPike route, from Buxton towards the 'Cat & Fiddle'
Turned out warm again, which turned me out of the door for a ride. Before I write about the ride, electronic gremlins have struck, so, you will be relieved to know, no video.
Nothing new about the ride, 30.9 miles and about 1440 feet of up, thought I felt tired. There must have been some rain overnight, the roads were wet and the amount of muck on the bike is incredible. I had better tell you how I did all that.
A rather busy Holbeck was escaped via Office Lock and the towpath in the direction of Liverpool. No intention of riding that far, mind, I turned onto Viaduct Road, ready for the climb through Headingley all the way to Lawnswood. Just after crossing the Ring Road I was scalped by three snakes who bravely turned off onto Otley Old Road for even more climbing. I just plodded on along the A 660, past Golden Acre Park and through Bramhope and to the Dyneley Arms, where I turned right for an unobstructed 36 mph descent of Pool Bank. Wonderful when it happens that way. Of course, all this downhill enjoyment is paid for. So I rode through Pool and crossed the Wharfe there, turned left for Leathley and before reaching the village crossed the Washburn on Leathley Bridge. That’s three rivers already, followed by the climb up to Farnley Hall. Which bought the swoopy drop into Otley. Big grin time again.
The rest is the usual, a twiddle up the Leeds Road back to the Dyneley Arms, straight on to Headingley again, Kirkstall and back on the towpath to dodge the joggers, through the corner of Hunslet that includes Leathley Road, a different one, and across the motorway to home. Wonderful indeed.
And a little map, because I can.
Nothing new about the ride, 30.9 miles and about 1440 feet of up, thought I felt tired. There must have been some rain overnight, the roads were wet and the amount of muck on the bike is incredible. I had better tell you how I did all that.
A rather busy Holbeck was escaped via Office Lock and the towpath in the direction of Liverpool. No intention of riding that far, mind, I turned onto Viaduct Road, ready for the climb through Headingley all the way to Lawnswood. Just after crossing the Ring Road I was scalped by three snakes who bravely turned off onto Otley Old Road for even more climbing. I just plodded on along the A 660, past Golden Acre Park and through Bramhope and to the Dyneley Arms, where I turned right for an unobstructed 36 mph descent of Pool Bank. Wonderful when it happens that way. Of course, all this downhill enjoyment is paid for. So I rode through Pool and crossed the Wharfe there, turned left for Leathley and before reaching the village crossed the Washburn on Leathley Bridge. That’s three rivers already, followed by the climb up to Farnley Hall. Which bought the swoopy drop into Otley. Big grin time again.
The rest is the usual, a twiddle up the Leeds Road back to the Dyneley Arms, straight on to Headingley again, Kirkstall and back on the towpath to dodge the joggers, through the corner of Hunslet that includes Leathley Road, a different one, and across the motorway to home. Wonderful indeed.
And a little map, because I can.
